Vadodara. The 38th Jagannatha Ratha Yatra started with great fanfare and bhajan-kirtan of “Hare Rama…Hare Krishna”. In a traditional manner, Mayor Dr. Jigeeshaben Seth peformed the first rites and started the festival. The Rathayatra, which was organised by the ISKCON temple, of Gotri, Vadodara, departed from Station Road. On thisContinue Reading
Times of India Trinmul Congress MP and actress Nusrat Jahan, from the Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal, wore sindhur in her hair, bangles on her wrists and a sari and, after reaching parliament, is a continuous target of fanatics. On arriving at the ISKCON Mandir and Jagannatha RathaContinue Reading
Pergunta: ” Posso assistir filmes mundanos? Quando eu assisto filmes mundanos, isso não perturba minha consciência de Krishna. Então, está tudo certo se eu fizer isso? Seu estudante “ Resposta: ” Se a sua consciência de Krishna não é perturbada por filmes mundanos, isso indica que você não tem consciênciaContinue Reading
This is an incident which happened in the 1930s. There was a disciple of Srila Prabhupada Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur who got initiated in 1933. He was from Guwahati, Assam. He followed all the principles of devotion and chanted Harinaam on the chanting beads given to him by Srila Prabhupada.Continue Reading
Day 1: Why Guru AND Sadhu AND Sastra? Day 2: Fundamental rules for Harmonization Day 3: Case Studies and Principle-detail rules Continue Reading
No one will be able to explain for irresponsible man – how will feel his chaste wife when he will spend hours and hours (in service) with other women. Because He do not know what does it mean – responsibility. Because he has no chaste wife. Why bother? He doContinue Reading
“Vaisnava-diksa according to Narada Pancaratra: Can a Female Devotee be a Diksa-guru?” by Damodara Das ( BVKS ) and Krishna Kirti Das ( BVKS ) is now available on Amazon in paperback and also as a Kindle ebook. In order to settle all questions as to the circumstances under whichContinue Reading
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.21 TEXT 21 arakṣyamāṇāḥ striya urvi bālān śocasy atho puruṣādair ivārtān vācaṁ devīṁ brahma-kule kukarmaṇy abrahmaṇye rāja-kule kulāgryān SYNONYMS arakṣyamāṇāḥ—unprotected; striyaḥ—women; urvi—on the earth; bālān—children; śocasi—you are feeling compassion; atho—as such; puruṣa-ādaiḥ—by Rākṣasas; iva—like that; ārtān—those who are unhappy; vācam—vocabulary; devīm—the goddess; brahma-kule—in the family of the brāhmaṇa; kukarmaṇi—actsContinue Reading
Summary of our research on FDG Pranams. My reply in red. Your servant, damodara das Summary of Our reply: 1.Pratyaksitatmanatha cannot mean a non-siddha because, a.The word pratyaksita means directly perceiving and not just indirect revealation. Sanskrit word for revelation is prakasita. b.The word saksat-krta comes from saksat-kara whichContinue Reading
